Birds of a Feather Craft Together- August Challenge

Check out the August Sketch challenge up now at Birds Of A Feather

 No tricky bits this month, all you need to do is to is use at least three photos and some of your scrap paper stash, somewhere on your page.

Have Fun!

Rose for you

Today it is pouring with rain here, such a nice change, its lovely to sit here in my craft room and hear the steady pitter patter on the roof. We have snow on the mountain peeks now and there is a definite crispness in the air. Winter is on its way. I love winter, it means I can snuggle into my craft room and not feel bad about not being out in the garden!  

Today I do not have much to share, I have been busy all weekend working on my Paper Chase brief, but am not allowed to share that with you. Instead I will show you the very simple page I put together to go with my sketch for BOA F

 As I said, its simple. I have used a denim strip of fabric, in keeping with my son's jeans, I have also used leaves  and a single stem of barley grass, in keeping with the photo. This challenge calls for a little, or alot of distressing. I added just a little, in the way of an embossed 'smudge' near the bottom of my LO.

    This is the sketch, simple as well, which I hope allows you plenty of room to do your own thing.

To join in with our challenge, and to check out Carols awesome take on this sketch, pop over to BOAF

Latter this week I am going to have the pleasure of Kristi Wrights company. I 'met' Kristi a few years back through the Glamour Girl Stamps Swap site, and got to know her reasonably well via the computer.I have had the pleasure of meeting her in real life at SENZ last year, now this week she is coming to stay for a couple of nights! How cool is it when you get to meet up with on-line friends.....VERY very cool indeed!

Thanks for popping by and have a great week!

Distressed!

April is my month to provide the sketch challenge for Birds of a Feather.

Here is one of the sample pages I created to go with my sketch.

Pop over to BOAF to see the sketch.

 I have used Liquid Applique, stamped in place to create some  texture to my lay-out.

 I have used the applique to add a little interest to my flower as well.

This weekend is going to be a busy one, I have my Paper Chase work to start (and finish) ,I'm also still working on illustrations for my friends series of books, and I have ATC cards to create, for the swap at BOAF.

This afternoon I was busy helping out with a working bee at school, and tonight I'm feeling quite tired, so that's not a great start to a busy weekend!

However, tomorrow is another day. :-)

Enjoy your weekend everybody.

Birds of a Feather Craft Together

Don't you just meet the coolest people through cyberspace!
 A few years ago I become cybre friends with a lovely lady who oozes talent. Last week this very same lady asked me if Id like to start up a new blog with her. This blog is to be a place where friendly like minded people can share their talents and take part in swaps and challenges, anything goes from ATC's to altered books, and everything inbetween. We are open to suggestions.
Please check out our blog which is due to 'kick off' later this week.
Sure hope some of you ladies join us because I know many of you have so much talent to share.
You can find us HERE